soma

plural somas · plural somata

1. anatomyThe whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.
2. biologyThe body of an organism in contrast to the germ cells.
3. biologyThe bulbous part of a neuron, containing the cell nucleus.
4. human sciencesThe corporeal body, as distinguished from the psyche or soul and the pneuma or spirit.

   Synonyms: bod, body, bones, flesh, carcass, likam, quarrons

alternative Soma

1. VedicuncountablelifestyleA ritual drink in ancient Vedic culture, obtained by pressing the Soma plant.

   Once he had drunk the intoxicating soma, he experienced an ascent to the gods without having to die a violent death, as in the old ritual.

   2006, Karen Armstrong, The Great Transformation, Atlantic Books, published 2007, page 82

2. broadlyuncountableliteratureAny kind of intoxicating drug.

   […] there is always soma, delicious soma, half a gramme for a half-holiday, a gramme for a week-end, two grammes for a trip to the gorgeous East, three for a dark eternity on the moon […]

   1932, Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, London: Chatto & Windus

1. HinduismThe soma juice, capitalized usually when mentioned in personified, deified form.

   Synonyms: soma

2. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

1. SouthabbreviationacronymAcronym of South of Market: a neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States.
2. abbreviationacronymAcronym of South Main: a neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

1. abbreviationacronymAcronym of South Orange Maplewood.